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Guimarães City Council
Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in North Region, Portugal, northern Portugal, in the district of Braga District, Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and authentic example of the evolution of a medieval settlement into a modern town" in Europe. The Nicolinas are the city's main festivities. Guimarães is referred as the capital of the Ave Subregion (one of the most industrialised subregions in the country), and located in the historical Minho Province. The municipality has a population of 156,830 inhabitants according to the most recent data of 2021 in an area of . The current mayor is Domingos Bragança, of the Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party. Guimarães, along with Maribor, Slovenia, was the European Capital of Culture in 2012. Guimarães also received the 2026 European Green Capital Award. The city was settled in the 9th century, at ...
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Guimarães Municipal Chamber
The Guimarães Municipal Chamber () is the administrative authority in the municipality of Guimarães. It has 48 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the city of Guimarães, on the Braga District. These freguesias are: Abação e Gémeos; Airão Santa Maria, Airão São João e Vermil; Aldão; Arosa e Castelões, Atães e Rendufe; Azurém; Barco; Briteiros Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia; Briteiros Santo Estêvão e Donim; Brito; Caldelas; Candoso (São Martinho); Candoso São Tiago e Mascotelos; Conde e Gandarela; Costa; Creixomil; Fermentões; Gonça; Gondar; Guardizela; Infantas; Leitões, Oleiros e Figueiredo; Longos; Lordelo; Mesão Frio; Moreira de Cónegos; Nespereira; Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião; Pencelo; Pinheiro; Polvoreira; Ponte; Prazins (Santa Eufémia); Prazins Santo Tirso e Corvite; Ronfe; Sande São Lourenço e Balazar; Sande (São Martinho); Sande Vila Nova e Sande São Clemente; São Torcato; Selh ...
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